* in stock
CD: REWIGCD24
RELEASED: 2006
LABEL: Domino
01. The Seabirds
02. Estuary
03. Chicken Killer
04. Tarrilup Bridge
05. Lonely Stretch
06. Wide Open Road
07. Life Of Crime
08. Personal Things
09. Stolen Property
10. Tender Is The Night (The Long Fidelity)
11. The 107 *
12. When A Man Turns Bad *
13. White Shawl *
14. Convent Walls *
15. Time Of Weakness *
16. Born Sandy Devotional *
17. Tender Is The Night (alt. version) *
* bonustracks
24 bit remastering from original mastertapes. Includes 9 previously unreleased bonustracks. This Limited Edition contains an additional 42 page booklet with lyrics and rare photographs. The enhanced CD also includes a live video MPEG of "Wide Ope Road" performed live ont the Australian Made Tour in 1987.
On this record produced by Gil Norton, The Triffids developed their sound fully to create a most distinctive sound, atmospheric and string-driven rock but with McComb's powerful and deep voice giving a ferver and sense of space that recalls U2 quite closely. By 1985 the band was based in London, but despite the fact that this album was recorded a long way from home, its roots lie deep in the Triffids' native western Australia. His songs focus chiefly on images of the remote outback of Australia, though some focus on personal problems, as with "Life Of Crime" and "Personal Things". McComb's lyrical sense is backed up by much improved production to give the band its most tuneful set of songs. "Wide Open Road" is a standout track and contains David McComb's most fervent vocal ever (he died in 1999). "Life Of Crime" shows the band at its most powerful and stripped-down, and the epic "Stolen Property" shows Birt developing her keyboard playing which would blossom on "Calenture". This album must rank as an overlooked gem, an atmospheric rock record with unusually fervent power and passion. Born Sandy Devotional was a landmark release for the Triffids and it stands as a testament to David McComb's status as one of Australia's most gifted and overlooked songwriters. This will appeal to fans of skewed pop like The Go-Betweens, The Smiths, REM or even Nick Cave in his slightly less lurid moments.
Influences / Similar Artists:
Nick Cave, Go-Betweens, Echo & the Bunnymen, The Smiths
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